Description
Blueberry Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bake brings a delightful morning surprise straight to your breakfast table. Creamy, protein-packed, and bursting with sweet berries, this simple dish turns your ordinary morning into a tasty celebration.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups cottage cheese
- 6 large eggs
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
Supporting Ingredients:
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
Finishing Ingredients:
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
- 1 tablespoon powdered sugar
Instructions
- Warm your oven to precisely 350°F and coat a 9×13-inch baking dish with 2 tablespoons melted butter, ensuring complete coverage.
- Whisk 2 cups cottage cheese, 6 large eggs, ¼ cup maple syrup, and 1 teaspoon vanilla extract in a large bowl until your mixture becomes completely smooth.
- Gently sift ½ cup flour, 1 teaspoon baking powder, and ¼ teaspoon salt into your wet ingredients, stirring until just combined without overmixing.
- Incorporate 1 cup of fresh blueberries into the batter, carefully distributing them throughout your mixture.
- Transfer the entire batter to your prepared baking dish, spreading it evenly with a spatula.
- Sprinkle the remaining 1 cup blueberries across the surface of your batter.
- Drizzle an additional 2 tablespoons melted butter over the entire breakfast bake.
- Slide the dish into the 350°F oven and bake for exactly 38 minutes, watching for golden edges and a firm center.
- Remove from the oven and allow your bake to rest for 10 minutes at room temperature.
- Dust the top with 1 tablespoon powdered sugar using a fine mesh strainer for an elegant finish.
- Cut into 8 generous squares and serve while still warm.
Notes
- Use room temperature eggs and cottage cheese to help the batter mix more smoothly and ensure even baking.
- Gently fold blueberries into the batter to prevent them from breaking and turning the entire mixture purple.
- For a gluten-free version, swap all-purpose flour with almond flour or a gluten-free blend, which will slightly change the texture but maintain the dish’s delicious flavor.
- If fresh blueberries aren’t in season, frozen berries work perfectly – just don’t thaw them before adding to the bake to prevent color bleeding.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 35-40 minutes
- Category: Baked
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 6
- Calories: 200 kcal
- Sugar: 10 g
- Sodium: 280 mg
- Fat: 9 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 17 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 13 g
- Cholesterol: 165 mg